Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-07
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Church, and 20 down Wall street till you
come TO big oiook,n was the answer.
The term adown Wall street. was liter
ally correct, for the street, like good
many who go on 1t, goes down hill. The
man from "Ouer Teownn missed the Elk
change the frat time, and no wonder. Its
frontage on Wan street is so narrow that
some Of the s'straddlesn they sell there
would more than reach across 1t. Mr..
Man wandered until he came TO o big
stone building with massive pillars, in
front of which colossal George WASH
inRton was extending his hand in q gest-
nre Of benediction over the head of q
man on the street who had bull pups for |
sale.
Mr.. Man observed the great number of
banks on the street--so many that 1t
seems to have been difficult to tind names
tvr them. One Ia the Bank of America,
and the other, whose owners evidently
Jesifs to be more explicit, is the Bank of
North America.
Strange, how few horses Teller sees
on this street, (" said MIR. Man.
IL Ia fact that this street is trayersed
BY but little live stock. Few horses do,
and no horse with shattered nerves should
20 down by the exchange.
A big black clock, getting ready TO in
dictate the hour of 10, pointed out the
exchange with its own hand to the man
from 'tOuer Teown." He saw q stone
building SO low in hight that it looked to
be the youngest child of one of the big
blocks thereabouts. He went up flight
OF steps and man at the door, whose
gray uniform fitted him like New Jer-
sey, told him TO keep going up. The
man was evidently a bull for he gave all
visitors this rising tendency. AT the head
OF the stairs placard informed Mr.. Man
that smoking is prohibited. Just inside
the docF, however, was Que of those
plebian cuspidorea, box filled with saw
dust, and, acting upon the hint, Mr.. Man
took chew. He entered q narrow gallery
at the front end of the hall, which is
much larger than its wall street front in
dicates. The gallery has two wooden set
tees, on one of which sat poorly dressed
old fossil, who comes there daily, reads
until noon, fishes sandwich out OF his
pocket, and, having lunched, goes away.
There is tradition that he was once O
member Of the exchange.
About twenty people stood leaning
against the gallery railing and gazing
down at the crowd on the floor. On tn,
east side of the room are high windows
and the opposite side is boarded up
Behind these boards mechanics ar
making alterations in the room. Tn
slight board partition is humane pro
vision against their being driven inSan
by the wells of the Oomanches in tn
exchange. The ceiling of the room
blue, adorned with dragons and othe
decorative Nightmares. Three chande
liers, bristling with incandescent electri
lights, are ready for use on Black Friday
or other dark days.
A hundred men, and great man
spruce boys in gray uniforms, are on th
floor, The bows are attaches of the Stoc
Exchange. The collars of their coats al
adorned on either side with what looi
like brass baggage check. In elevate
board cages at the east side Of the roo
telegraph operators are at work. Me-
the middle of the hall is pulpit in whit
n calm, qray-moustaohed man sits readin
He is Vices Chairman Henriques.
A large clock at the further end of Il
long room indicated the hour of 10. Jr
as the minute hand passed the wire
men on the floor burst into combine
discordant yell. Business had begr
Somebody seemed to have made fortu
at the first pop, and gave prolonG
"Wh-o-o-p!"
Thena young man with parted whisk
expressed his joy by snatching off
hat of another member. Large bra
letters over the gallery, reading ''Fount
MDOCXCu., - indicate that this kind
conduct has been going on 95 years.
Ranged down the room like banners
o Sunday-school are standards labe
Loans" ''Lou. and Nashville, ''Te
Pacific, u "Del., Lackawanna and We
ern," and others. Lou" and "De
were apparently not present.
Two ladies were in the gallery o
several young brokers struck killing a
tudes and gazed up at them. 81
brokers can stare craven image out
cOuntenance. Several of them eau
sight of a mild-mannered man in
palIer. hon -eay seemed V IN
TFey Yelled, Como loRn out o. u
III Ro.aeo aad msV.e faces al him, a
he turned very red in the face ana
the hall.
The privilege of standing on the
change floor and making life burde
visitors costs $3.50, 600.
Then some of the brokers saw
Egentng Sun reporter writing down
sentiments of his friend, the man
"Ouer Teown." One of them jerke
the SLOUGH hat of an old man with v
chin whiskers, who was holding up
sign labeled Erie" The reporter
tention was called by frisky brok
this venerable mans bald head, W
seemed to blush with embarrassment
the introduction. The old man rea
wildly for his hat. A broker, who
death, loves shining mark, aimed a
G::.Japer at the old gentleman's q
poll.
lhis performance was suddenly i
rupted by wild yell from croV
the back end of the room. One
waved his hand in the air and scref
in treble voice. Another member Al
his hand in this mans face and seref
back. They seemed to be on the
of having a fight. A crowd gRtl
around them and Joined in the riot
was impossible to tell what il wa
about There were no arrests and !
the row had subsidized the crowd
melted away.
The banner marked Loans" was
next place where the reading OF the
act seemed to be necessary A e
gathered there, and the noise from
sounded something ike this
Shore Five hundred Four su'
Heb yea Whoop Wh.e w
hundred Lake Shore You will, will
Who-o.-o-p
One lunatic, in this throng snate
new silk hat from the curly head
shouter and put his own soft felt hat
place. The shouter conteInptuously b
the soft hat to the floor. In retail
his hat was hurled across the room.